Clothing for women : selection, design, construction : a practical manual for school and home (1916)
Baldt, Laura Irene · Philadelphia : Lippincott · leaf 361
the box plait should be as far from the collar band as the buttonholes are apart. Use from three to five, according to the length of the figure. Do not let the bottom button fall below the belt. Cut the buttonhole in the collar band so that the outside end of the buttonhole is on a line with the… … Fig. 189. — Shirtwaist buttons ; A, four-hole; B, two-hole; C, buttons with shanks and fasteners. outside end of buttonhole be one-half inch from the edge of the cuff and up one-third depth of cuff, measuring from lower edge. If studs are used, or buttons with shanks, work eyelets and use…
Clothing and dress · Dressmaking · Sewing
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